Discussion

• @random_walker Arvind Narayanan on x

  In a possible first, a political candidate in India used deepfake technology to generate and distribute fake videos of _himself_ https://www.vice.com/... by @NilChristopher He did this to pander to different audiences in languages he didn't speak.

• @smitaprakash Smita Prakash on x

  “Tiwari's fabricated video was used widely to dissuade the large Haryanvi-speaking migrant worker population in Delhi from voting for the rival political party”. Bakshi says deepfakes on 5,800 WhatsApp groups in Delhi and NCR reaching approx 15 mill ppl. https://www.vice.com/...

• @yoda Drew Olanoff on x

  Still think this is the most dangerous implantation of technology on the planet right now. https://twitter.com/...

• @shen Shen Ye on x

  This is an insanely clever and less malicious use of deep fakes in politics. https://twitter.com/...

• @rohini_sgh Rohini Singh on x

  This is truly dangerous given the affinity of the IT cell for fake news and videos to slander critics. https://twitter.com/...

• @mikebutcher Mike Butcher on x

  We worry about #deepfake videos of politicians in the West but they are most pernicious in emerging economies. https://twitter.com/...

• @brutumm @brutumm on x

  “It's 2020, and deepfakes have become a powerful and concerning, tool that allows humans to manipulate or fabricate visual and audio content on the internet to make it seem very real.” https://www.vice.com/...

• @informor Mor Naaman on x

  “We define “AI-Mediated Communication” (AI-MC) as communication between people in which a computational agent operates on behalf of a communicator by modifying, augmenting, or generating messages to accomplish communication or interpersonal goals” https://twitter.com/...

• @rosenbergerlm Laura Rosenberger on x

  Most discussion of potential deepfakes use in campaigns has focused on how they could be used to target opponents. But this shows how they can be used - in combo with microtargeting - to help candidates directly manipulate voters about themselves. https://twitter.com/...

• @moira Moira Whelan on x

  🤔 This takes me back to a convo I had at State where we said “wouldn't it be cool if we could use technology to have the Secretary speak other languages?” and then the ethical conversation that ensued. Well, hope they solved it after I left cuz here we are. https://twitter.com/..…

• @madhumachi Madhulika Srikumar on x

  The company behind this is calling it a “positive deep fake campaign” - that has to be a first! https://twitter.com/...

• @anuragkashyap72 Anurag Kashyap on x

  BJP uses deepfake? https://www.vice.com/...